Here’s Your Chance to Win Some Novels: the Thatcher Sisters Series and Unpacking Christmas: A Thatcher Sisters Christmas Novella

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@bethvogt I’m experiencing the joy of writing fiction again this year, after my writing life was disrupted in 2020 by, well, lots of different circumstances. Writing a book is hard work. I have to sit down, ignore the interruptions, and tell the story, one word at a time. And yes, as H. L. Mencken said, along the way there are …

Enter the Fall into Reading Giveaway Featuring Authors Deborah Raney, Beth K. Vogt, and Becky Wade

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@bethvogt “Another fall, another turned page…” by Wallace Stegner (1909-1993), novelist   Are you enjoying the arrival of autumn and all various social media posts and quotes celebrating the seasons? Ones like: “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” L. M. Montgomery (1874-1942), novelist “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” …

Facing the Reality That Peace Isn’t Always Possible

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@bethvogt I spent the past four years writing a “Little Women gone wrong” women’s fiction series about a trio of sisters trying to discover if they can move from a truce to trusting one another. Maybe they do. Maybe they don’t. Magicians don’t reveal how they do their tricks, right? And authors don’t reveal what’s hidden between the covers of …

Fighting Against Family Favorites

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Choosing to Love Our Children for Who They Are @bethvogt   Let’s talk about favorite things. The Kid starring Bruce Willis is one of my all-time favorite movies. Crème brûlée is my favorite dessert. Green is my favorite color.  Not neon green or lime green or olive green, but a rich forest green. L.M. Montgomery is one of my favorite authors. …

In Others’ Words: The Power of Sister Relationships (and GIVEAWAY)

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  There’s so much I could say … so much I want to say in today’s blog post. And yet I weigh my words. Mindful of my word count. Mindful of so much more. My debut women’s fiction novel, Things I Never Told You, releases today. It’s a Little Women gone wrong story about the Thatcher sisters: Johanna, Jillian, and …